The best buy: 2011 Kia Optima

If I told you a car is stylish, fun to drive, fuel efficient, filled with upscale features and costs less than $30,000, you'd have a hard time believing me. If I told you -- sight unseen -- that the 2011 Kia Optima is such a car, you'd have a really hard time believing me until you saw this gorgeous midsize sedan. Of course, if I showed you the 2011 Optima's price tag, your disbelief would kick in again.

By Courtney Messenbaugh

July 21, 2011